Garment-hanger fixture



April 8 ,1924.

F. H. LANGMUIR GARMENT HANGER FIXTURE Fiied April 6. 1923 2Sheets-Shee'fi 1 W a l a H v AW;

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A TTORNEYS GARMENT HANGER FIXTURE Filed April 6, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR.

Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK H. LANGMUIR, OF RAGINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO 'I-IARTMANN TRUNKCOMPANY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

GARMENT-HANGER rIxr-Uan Application filed April 6,

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, FRANK H. LANG- Mmn. a subject of the King ofEngland, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-HangerFixtures, of which the following is a description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hanger fixtures, moreparticularly adapted for wardrobe trunks.

Trunks of this type are usually divided vertically medially of theirlength into two sections which are hinged together and are adapted to beswung laterally to open position to gain access to the interior of thesections. One of the sections is usually di vided into drawer and othercompartments and the other section is usually adapted to ,hold thewardrobe and is provided with extensible rails forholding garmenthangers thereon. The wardrobe section is usually open at its upper endand is provided with a to cover which is hinged to the V wardrobesection or to the drawer sect-ion.

As the open end of the section materially weakens the end constructionof the section, the top covers are adapted to overlap the upper edges ofthe wardrobe section and said overlapped portion, in the nomenclature ofthe art, is called the collar.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the beforementioned objectionable featuresand provide a garment hanger fixturewhich will materially reinforce said open end in a very simple manner. 17 40. A further object of the invention is .to 7 provide a garmenthanger fixture which is, combined with-the valance of the trunk andreinforces the upper open end of the trunk.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturehaving av novel means for reinforcing the corner portions of the trunk,

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturecombined with a U-shaped valance member in a manner to reinforce theupper open end of the trunk.

A further. object of the invention is to provide a garment hangerfixture having 1923. Serial No. 630,287.

means for engaging andv holding a curtain fixture for protecting theopen portion of the wardrobe section.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger fixturehaving hinged extensions which may be swungoutwardly to permitconvenient access to garments draped on garment hangers slidably mountedon the fixture.

A further object of the invention is to 7 With the above and otherobjects in view,

the invention consists of the improved garment hanger fixture and itsparts and combinations'as set forth in the claims, and all equivalentsthereof.

In the accompanying drawings in which the same reference charactersindicate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is'a perspective View of a wardrobe trunk, embodying the improvedgarment hanger fixture;

' Fig. 2 is a front view of the upper portion .of the wardrobe sectionof the trunk taken on a larger scale;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view'taken on line 33 of Fig.- 4.

Fig. 4 is a top view of thew'ardrobe section, parts broken away andother parts being in section to show interior construction;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a corner portion of the trunk;

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view showing the hinge connection of theextension track with the main track portion;

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail view of a slightly modified form of track;and

Fig. 8 is a transversesectional detail view of a corner portion of thetrunk.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 8' indicates the trunk bodygenerally which is divided centrally vertically to form a body portion 9and a wardrobe section 10 hinged thereto and arranged to be swunghorizontally to open position. The upper end of the wardrobe section isopen as indicated by thev numeral 11 and is covered by a top cover' 12which is hinged to the upper rear edge of the wardrobe section. The topcover is provided with depending rear and side flanges 13 which areadapted to overlap the upper edges of the wardrobe section when thecover is in closed position. The improved garment hanger fixture isformed of a strip of sheet metal which is bent to form the U-shapedreinforcing collar channel 1% adapted to extend over the upper rear andside edges of the said wardrobe section, as shown in the drawings. Theinner opposite side portions 15 of the channel extend downwardly agreater distance than the outer sides 16 and are angled inwardlyhorizontally at right angles to form spacing portions 17, and thenangled diagonally and then upwardly and then horizontally and thendownwardly to form the track portions 18 upon which the garment hangers19 are slidably mounted. The rear inner side edge portions 20 of thetrack parts are bent at right angles toward each other and are securedto the rear portions of the trunk by rivets 21. Angular reinforcingcorner members 22 are positioned in the corner portions of the trunkcollar and riveted to the collar and trunk, and are provided with upperoutwardly extending parts 22 which cover the upper ends of the trunk.corners 23 and reinforce the parts connected thereto. Angular bracketmembers 24 connected to the forward ends of the track parts and trunksides also serve as lower supports for the hinge members 25 which aremounted in the outer ends of the fixed tracks 18 and in the inner endsof the extensible tracks 26. The extensible tracks are also formed ofsheet metal of channel form in cross section and are connected to thehinge members in a manner to form a smooth upper surface in alinementwith the fixed tracks while permitting the extensible tracks to befolded at right angles towards each other with relation to the fixedtracks.

To prevent the garment hangers from accidentally sliding off the outerends of the extensible tracks, they are provided with upwardly extendingstop projections 27 at their outer ends. One of said outer ends is alsoprovided with a locking member 28 of hook-like form which is adapted toenter an aperture 29 formed in the other outer end to lock the twotogether when in closed position.

The reinforcing corner members 22 have upwardly projecting curved hookmembers 30 which are positioned to receive the perforated end portions31 of the upper bar 32 of a curtain 33 adapted to cover the openportions of the wardrobe section. The lower end of the curtain may beconnected to the 7 shoe box 34: in any manner desired.

In the modified form shownin Fig. 7, the channel portion 14 is formedseparately from the horizontal portion 17 and the parts may overlap eachother as indicated by the numeral 35.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the hanger fixtureis combined with the upper edge reinforcement in a manner to firmlyreinforce the open end of the trunk while at the same time providing afixture which is very light in weight and is strong and durable, andwell adapted for the purpose described. 1

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A. garment hanger fixture for an open ended trunk, comprising achannel member covering the upper edge portions of the open end of thetrunk and having inner channeled portions extending approximatelyparallel to the side portions of the trunk to form garment hangertracks.

2. it garment hanger fixture for an open ended trunk, comprising achannel member of tl-forination extending over the upper edges of theopen end of the trunk and having inner opposite parallelchanneledportions extending from the rear to the open front portion of the trunkto form fixed garment hanger tracks.

3. A garment hanger fixture for an open ended trunk, comprising achannel member of Li -formation extending over the upper.

ed ges of theopen end of the trunk and having inner opposite parallelchanneledpor tions extending from the rear to the open front portion ofthe trunk to form fixed garment hanger tracks, and extension tracks ofchannel form hinged to the outer ends of the fixed tracks and movable topositions at right angles thereto. r

4:. A garment hanger fixture for an open ended trunk, comprising a sheetmetal channel member of U-formation having inverted channel portionswhich extend over the upper side and rear edges of the open end of thetrunk, the opposite side portions of said channel member having inwardlyex-v tending spacing parts provided with, in verted channel portionsforming fixed tracks,

said fixed tracks being connected at their rear ends to the rear portionof the channel member, angular bracket members connecting the front endportions of the tracks to the side portions of the trunk, and extensiontracks hinged to the outer end portions 'ofthe fixedtracks and foldableat right angles thereto.

5. A garment hanger fixture for an open ended trunk, comprising a sheetmetal channel member of U-formation having inverted channel portionswhich extend over the upper side and rear edges of the open end of thetrunk, the opposite side portions of said channel member having inwardlyex-.

tending spacing parts provided with in verted channel portions formingfixed tracks, said fixed tracks being connected at their loo rear endsto the rear portion of the channel member, angular bracket membersconnecting the front end portions of the tracks to the side portions ofthe trunk, and exended trunk, comprising-a one piece chan-l nel membercovering the upper edge portions of the open end of the trunk and havinginner channeled portions extending approximately parallel to the sideportions of the trunk to form fixed garment hanger tracks, the rear endsof said tracks being connected to the rear portion of the channelmember, and brackets connecting the front end portions of the tracks tothe side portions of the trunk. r

7. A garment hanger fixture for an open ended trunk comprising a channelmember covering the upper edge portions of the open end of the trunk andhaving inner channeled portions extending approximately parallel to theside portions of the trunk to form fixed garment hanger tracks, the rearends of said tracks being connected to the rear portion of the channelmember, brackets connecting the front end portions of the tracks to theside portions of the trunk, and extension tracks hinged to the outerends of the fixed tracks and to the brackets and foldable to a positionat right angles to the said fixed tracks.

8. A garment hanger fixture for an open ended trunk, comprising achannel member formed of an integral piece of metal covering the upperedge portions of the open end of the trunk and having inner channeledportions extending approximately parallel to and spaced from the sideportions of the trunk to form fixed garment hanger tracks, the rear endsof the tracks being connected to the rear portion of the channel member,

brackets connecting the front end portions of the tracks to the trunksides, and extension tracks hinged to the outer ends of the fixed tracksand to the brackets.

9. A garment hanger fixture for an open ended trunk, comprising achannel member covering the upper edge portions of the, open end of thetrunk and having inner channeled portions extending approximatelyparallel to the side portions of the trunk to form fixed garment hangertracks, the rear ends of said tracks being connected to the rear.portion of the channel member, reinforcing members extending across theinner corner portions of the channel member, and brackets connecting thefront end portions of the tracks to the side portions of the trunk.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature. V

FRANK H. LANGMUIR.

